Pope appeals for peaceful end to the Niger crisis
August 22, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis appealed for a peaceful solution to the crisis in the West African nation of Niger (map) following a July 26 coup d’état.
“I am following with concern what is happening in Niger,” Pope Francis said at the conclusion of his August 20 Angelus address. “I join the bishops’ appeal in favor of peace in the country and for stability in the Sahel region.”
“I accompany with my prayers the efforts of the international community to find a peaceful solution as soon as possible for everyone’s benefit,” the Pope continued. “Let us pray for the dear people of Niger.”
“And let us also pray for peace for all populations wounded by war and violence,” the Pope added. “Let us especially pray for Ukraine, which has been suffering for some time.”
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
Aug. 23, 2023 12:00 AM ET USA
It's about time Africans start standing up to the ideological and physical colonization of the Western imperial powers. It is ugly enough that these powers have been exploiting African nations for centuries, but now they are coercing them to embrace the "objective disorder" of grooming, recruitment, and activities of practitioners of unnatural vice. The vacuum being created by this coercion is beginning to be filled by Asian and Middle Eastern nations. Uganda is among the nations leading the way
